PHILADELPHIA - The 2017 Temple field hockey schedule, announced today by head coach Marybeth Freeman, begins with a pair of home games in late August. The Owls, coming off their 14th straight conference tournament appearance, will host city rival Saint Joseph's to open play at Howarth Field on Friday, Aug. 25.
Over the course of 18 regular season games, the Owls will face teams from a total of eight different NCAA Division I conferences including their own BIG EAST (seven games), the Big Ten (two games), the Patriot League (three games), the MAAC (two games), the Atlantic 10 (one game), the America East (one game), the Ivy League (one game) and the MAC (one game).